Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-14

bring home my poor Mars Paurs Wits, fol
Jesus sake, Lord. Amen"
And still, as she knelt with her hands
tightly clasped. her eyes turned upward and
her body swaying to and fro, the colored
woman crooned, rather than sang, = sweet
old negro hymn:
De massa OBJ de sheepfop
Dat guard de sheepfor bin.
Look out in der gloomerin' meadows
Where de long night rain begin
So he call to de hirelin' shepa'd.
lis my sheep, is dey all come IMP
-Oh, den, says de hirelin' shepa'd,
~Dey's some dey's black and thin
And some dey's po' oil weddas,
But de res dey's all brung in
Den de massa OBJ de sheepfor
Dat guard de sheepfop bin
Goes down in de glOomerin meadows
When de long night rain begin
So he le' down de ba's OBJ de sheepfoI,
Calm sof, Come in. come in"
Den up tro' de gloomerin' meadows,
TITO de col night rain an win'
An up tro' de gloomerin' rain-paf
Whar de sleet ia piercin' thin,
De po' los sheep OBJ de sheepfop,
Dey all comes gadderin' in.
The quaint words, sung so pathetically,
soothed the poor woman listening outside
in the cold, wet night, and she, too,
prayed:
Lord, let me come in to Paul. Ard,
il that is not to be, then take me home to
thvself. Lord: for am SO weary and so
tired of wandering alone in this unkind
world"
May had not noticed footsteps approach
ing, but as the last werd left her lips q
well-known voice broke the silence of the
night.
MAY! Why, what in the world are you
doing here? You are cold and drenched
through-and you are sick! What does it
mean, May?" -
ooh, Dick, hush! Let us go away-take
me to the city; this is not my home any
MORE"
But, still standing in the rain, May told
as much of her story as she CARGO to-as
much as seemed to her necessary. And,
under the nearest gas-lamp, the man took
from his pocket that evenings newspaper
and handed it to May, who read
THE GRAYDoN FORGERY CASE.
Last evening Charles Maiden. cashier Of the
second National Bank committed suicide by
blowing out his brains with pistol. The dead
mans affairs are found to be in bad shape,
though just how bad cannot be determined at
present. In his desk was found q letter ad-
dressed to Col. Graydon, one OF the bank di-
rectors and heavy stakeholder. In this letter
Maiden confessed to having forged Col. Gray
dons name to q check for q large amount, five
years ago. At the time that forgery created
widespread interest, and suspicion fell 80
heavily upon Richard Worthington. Col. Gray
don's secretary, that warrant was issued for
his arrest though he was never captured. 1t is
needless to add that all suspicion is now re-
moved from Mr.. Worthington.
aOh, Dick! Thank God! lean tell him
all now. He must know this very night,
and you shall 60 with me when tell him. -"
MAY took her companions hand and led
him quickly to the door of Paul Lawrence's
house. She did not wait to ring the bell,
but walked right in to where Hannah still
knelt. Hannah did not appear greatly sur
prised.
"Ah. missus." she said as tears of JOY ran
down her dark but pleasant face, Il
'spected you'd come. I axed de good Lord
to bring you back to Mars Paul, an He's
broughten you"
1t was not long before May was at Paul's
bedside, forgetting her own WEAKNESS in
her gladness at being once more near her
husband. And when, as the gray dawn
of the morning broke, the doctor told them
that Paul Lawrence would live, May was
happy, and only then consented to take
some much-needed rest.
During the day Paul recovered conscious
ness. and in the afternoon May led her
brother to his bedside.
II have come back, Paul, and this is
Dick, my brother"
The sick man feebly held out his wan
hand and drew his wife to him, for he was
glad at heart to have her back. And May
bent over and kissed the husband who had
50 sadly wronged her.
Then Dick Worthington withdrew, and we
will do likewise, for where better can we
leave husband and wife than locked in
each others arms? And, as we leave them
SO, remember that somewhere in the
Good Old Book have read that jealousy
is cruel as the grace" but close by have
also read that "LoUe is strong as DEATH"